the youth
noun
: the young people
The show sends a strong message to the youth of America.
The city's youth need strong role models.
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Another 5,200 were killed during the youth/Liberty hunt and 3,400 during the early antlerless firearm season.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
By the 1960s and 1970s, as the youth market exploded and memories of war faded, advertising campaigns for German companies such as Volkswagen promoted their products as symbols of the counterculture.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
There's optimism among the youth.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Brees, the co-founder of the youth co-ed flag league Football ‘N’ America, has long advocated growing the game through the safer, non-tackle version.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 25 Sep. 2025
By the 1960s and 1970s, as the youth market exploded and memories of war faded, advertising campaigns for German companies such as Volkswagen promoted their products as symbols of the counterculture.
—Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025
There's optimism among the youth.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
Brees, the co-founder of the youth co-ed flag league Football ‘N’ America, has long advocated growing the game through the safer, non-tackle version.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the youth
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“The youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20youth. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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